Hacker News Reader

The Netherlands are the biggest re-exporter of fruits and vegs. In terms of both quantity and value, they are behind Spain:

https://www.freshplaza.com/article/2135083/netherlands-world...

> The Netherlands is the biggest exporter of fresh vegetables though, both looking at quantity and value

That's import+export for you. It's not all local produce.

Not sure if blind test can determine whether you are eating Netherlands' tomato or styrofoam.

The only good tomatoes from these parts of the world I have tasted were cherry ones. Not sure whether it is cultivar, climate, agricultural practice or terroir. But they taste nothing like real tomatoes.

I think most people never tasted a real tomato...